Person Detail: (Albert) Horton Foote

Biography:(1916-2009) Playwright. Horton Foote was born in Wharton, Texas, and died in Hartford, Connecticut. After studying acting for two years in California, Mr. Foote went to New York where he lived, worked, and pursued an acting career.

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1916

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Albert Horton Foote Jr. was born in Wharton, Texas, in 1916.

2009

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Horton Foote died in Hartford, Connecticut, in 2009.

1983

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Tender Mercies Screenplay winning an Oscar.

1962

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To Kill A Mockingbird Screenplay, adapted from Harper Lee's novel; winner of an Oscar for screenwriting.

1953

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The Trip To Bountiful Play (1953) and screenplay (1985).

1995

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The Young Man From Atlanta Play; winner of a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1995.

2001

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The Carpetbagger's Children Play.

1965

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Baby, The Rain Must Fall Screenplay.

1940

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Mr. Foote moved to New York in the 1940s and lived in Manhattan, New York.